Top row, from left, are Colquitt Regional’s VP of Information Systems & CIO Bill Bishop; VP for Physician Services Stewart Merdian; VP of Patient Services Dena Zinker, MSN, RN; and VP of Operations Greg Johnson. Bottom row, from left, are Colquitt Regional President & CEO Jim Matney; Foundation Chairman Hugh Ward; Colony Bank Market President John Gandy; Colquitt Regional VP of Financial Services & CFO Shamb Purohit; and Foundation Director Nicole Gilbert.

MOULTRIE, Ga. — Colony Bank recently presented Colquitt Regional Medical Center with a $25,000 donation as part of the bank’s support of the Georgia HEART Hospital Program.

The Georgia HEART Hospital Program, in conjunction with the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit bill, was created by the Georgia General Assembly in response to the significant financial challenges and cuts in healthcare reimbursements experienced by rural hospitals. This program is in effect through December 2021.

Financial support from Colony Bank will assist in the final costs of the recently opened Edwards Cancer Center and will also significantly aid in funding future resources for a new education and training center, according to a press release from Colquitt Regional Medical Center. This facility will offer simulation labs, classrooms and educational resources for clinical and medical staff along with physicians in the residency program.

Colony Bank is one of 205 Georgia taxpayers who redirected their Georgia income tax cost to support Colquitt Regional.